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Call for applications | One-year post-doc position Advanced ERC project “The origin and early development of philosophy in tenth-century al-Andalus: the impact of ill-defined materials and channels of transmission” (PhilAnd), UCLouvain — LIMITE : 15/03/2022

Call for application
1 one-year post-doc position at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) as part of the Advanced ERC project “The origin and early development of philosophy in tenth-century al-Andalus: the impact of ill-defined materials and channels of transmission” (PhilAnd) conducted by Prof. Godefroid de Callataÿ.

PhilAnd is a six-year Advanced ERC project started in October 2017 at UCLouvain under the supervision of Prof. Godefroid de Callataÿ. The objective of PhilAnd is to conduct a large-scale exploration of how, and under which form, philosophy appeared for the first time in al-Andalus. At the crossroads of several major lines of enquiries in modern scholarship and in line with recent discoveries having important chronological implications, PhilAnd focuses on the 10th century, a period usually disregarded by historians on the assumption that philosophy as such was not cultivated in the Iberian Peninsula before the 11th-12th centuries. Its originality is also to put emphasis on ‘ill-defined’ materials and channels of transmission, a field which remains largely unexplored. PhilAnd is conducted in partnership with the Warburg Institute (University of London). More info at: https://sites.uclouvain.be/erc-philand/

As part of this project, 1 one-year post-doc position is offered at the UCLouvain, in close relation with one of the eight sub-projects of (SP) of PhilAnd:

  • SP1: ‘Jābir ibn Ḥayyān’
  • SP2: ‘Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’
  • SP3: ‘Ibn Waḥshiyya’
  • SP4: ‘Ibn Masarra’
  • SP5: ‘Maslama Ibn Qāsim al-Qurṭubī’
  • SP6: ‘Power, Religion and Wisdom: Bāṭinism between orthodoxy and heterodoxy in tenth-century al-Andalus’
  • SP7: ‘Interconnections between Jewish and Islamic rationalistic forms of thought during the tenth century’
  • SP8: ‘Science and Craft: the relations between the theoretical and practical sides of esoteric disciplines in al-Andalus and their link with craft’

The qualifications required for this position are:

  • a PhD in Islamic Studies, in Middle Eastern Studies, or related fields;
  • an excellent command of Classical Arabic (the knowledge of additional languages such as ancient Greek, Latin and in particular Hebrew is considered an advantage);
  • a first-rate track record and research experience;
  • publication of articles in peer-reviewed international journals or monographs with recognized academic publishers;
  • academic writing and presentation skills in English (the working language of the project);
  • the ability to work both individually and as part of a team.

This post-doc position is full-time equivalent. It is offered for a period of 12 months, to start no later than September 2022. The post-doc retained will be required to reside in Belgium for the whole period of their fellowship. He/she will be asked to contribute to the intellectual life of the ERC project and of the UCL.

How to apply ?
Applications should be made via pdf files and contain the following:
(1) a cover letter setting out the candidate’s qualifications and motivation for applying for one of the three positions offered (maximum 2 pages);
(2) a curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages);
(3) a list of publications;
(4) two samples of published work (articles, chapters) in pdf (preferably in English);
(5) a transcript of grades and/or copy of the PhD certificate;
(6) the name (with title, affiliation and email) of four people who have accepted to be contacted as potential referees.

Applications should be made electronically and sent to the following address:
godefroid.decallatay[at]uclouvain.be

The application deadline is 15 March 2022

Candidates selected for the interviews will be contacted shortly after this date, and asked to write a short research design on a topic to be announced at that moment. Interviews will be arranged in April 2022.

Employment should become effective no later than 1 October 2022.

More information: here


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Chargé de diffusion scientifique (4 février 2022). Call for applications | One-year post-doc position Advanced ERC project “The origin and early development of philosophy in tenth-century al-Andalus: the impact of ill-defined materials and channels of transmission” (PhilAnd), UCLouvain — LIMITE : 15/03/2022. IISMM. Consulté le 19 mai 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/q23r


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